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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today
In The News
+5:15: 53-year-old man arrested after bank robbery in Shrewsbury
+5:15: Worcester Earth Day returns with 50 cleanup events
+5:15: Holy Cross football game Saturday canceled; Crusaders advance to Patriot League championship
+Noon: Gun, machete found and 2 arrested after loud music call at Grafton Street plaza
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – April 7
+Noon: Worcester Youth Center members record their feelings in "HopeVid-2020"
+Noon: Last Call with Tyler Lussier and Brandon Forsyth of Image Custom Designs
-Fire crews extinguish freight train car fire in Worcester
-Small plane towed from Worcester airport after landing gear fails
-Restaurant to open its second spot in city on Highland Street
-George Clooney, maybe Ben Affleck, due to film scenes of 'The Tender Bar' in downtown Worcester
-Northborough nurse charged with stealing drugs from a dementia patient
-Owners of 111 Chophouse, Sole Proprietor & Via pass baton to next generation
-Sides still willing to get back to negotiation table in nurses strike
-Rep. McGovern calls on Tenet to resume talks with nurses at Saint Vincent
-Worcester man, a former State Police Association of Mass. president accused of fraud, wants multiple charges dropped
-As warm weather returns, bike safety urged on Worcester streets
-Worcester councilors push for more wash facilities for homeless
-Janice Harvey: Andrew Noone joins pantheon of local authors with 'Bathsheba Spooner'
-Radio Worcester (10:08): Guillermo Creamer Jr. enters Worcester City Council race. Article
-Buy one, get one free on Amtrak roomettes from Worcester
-Learn 10 Free Ways to Market Your Small Business from GEM Marketing Solutions
-Artist Spotlight: Lily O’Brien
-Radio Worcester (14:59): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks systemic racism, Doherty lawsuit and Polar Park
-Worcester's Free Fridges, Woo Fridge combine forces to widen reach
-ICYMI: Worcester resident wins $10 million after buying instant ticket at Popcorn Market
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor's Live & Streaming Music List
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leicester police warn of door-to-door fundraising scam
-Market Basket pays $3 million for planned Shrewsbury store site
-Man and woman arrested for shoplifting, drugs in Westborough
-Brush fire burns several acres near Cummings School in Grafton
-National Grid worker injured by live wires in Gardner
-Enter to win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Coach brings experience and energy to West Boylston football team
-Forbes names Hanover Insurance one of the best employers
-New England: No inspection stickers through Friday, RMV says
-Tragic: Toddler shot in head after Chicago road rage attack
-Cars: Swing into spring with huge savings and selection at Bertera Nissan (6:47)
-Fuller RV Rental & Sales: Act now to secure your summer RV rental (10:24)
-Food: Restaurants across the country are experiencing a ketchup shortage
-TV/Streaming: Where have all the Netflix Originals gone?
-Animals: Framingham dog missing for 5 years now ‘safe and warm’ after being reunited with owner
-Meanwhile, in Attleboro, driver crashes through Hobby Lobby store, drives around inside (:50)
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+5:15: 1 in 3 COVID survivors suffers ‘brain disease,’ study finds
+5:15: Doctor explains why young people are not safe from COVID
-Worcester schools see few cases from hybrid teaching
-Worcester parents must pick in-person, remote learning by Friday
-Central Mass. colleges in line for expected $100 million in pandemic aid
-New England VA offering vaccines to all veterans, caregivers and spouses
-Vaccine obstacles when eligibility opens to all adults in state on April 19
-President moving vaccine eligibility date to April 19
-ICYMI: Worcester announces equity vaccine mobile clinic at YMCA on Saturday
-Mass. officials announce 1,566 new cases, 12 deaths, 7-day positivity rate holds at 2.5 percent
-Massachusetts’ fully vaccinated count surpasses 1.5 million people
-Nearly half of new U.S. virus infections are in just 5 states: N.Y., N.J., Pa., Fla. and Mich.
-CDC updates guidance on cleaning, disinfecting facilities
-Study: Moderna vaccine lasts at least 6 months
-Half of U.S. adults could have a vaccine dose by the weekend, but experts say it's too soon to declare victory
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 95-year-old COVID survivor honored in East Bridgewater (1:11)
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:55). High of 33 today in Worcester
+6:00: Few more inches of snow expected; Worcester parking ban remains
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Former city councilor on trial after I.C.E. arrest incident (1:47)
+6:00: Millbury officer shot in standoff released from hospital, recovering
+6:00: Dozens of Central Mass. firms work with NASA, including WPI, where researchers follow in Goddard’s footsteps
+6:00: Retired Worcester judge weighs in on D.C.F. dispute as child faces possible move to Guatemala (4:17)
+6:00: Advance Placement Honor Roll includes 2 Worcester schools
+Noon: Saint John's High School goes into lockdown after social media threat
+Noon: 2 performers have local beat as "STOMP" tour comes to The Hanover
+Noon: Listen Up: Solo flights from local artists Morning Son and Theoria
-4 charged with manslaughter in death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia of Worcester (5:51). Article
-Related: Press conference (22:15)
-Related: Read the full report
-Worcester woman, 88, found dead in freezing cold outside her home
-Worcester D.P.W. chief: Parked cars were biggest obstacle to plowing
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-Worcester man arrested for stealing $134.99 bottle of tequila from Shrewsbury liquor store
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Central Mass. taekwondo teacher’s drive to be "the best" takes her to Korea for special honor
-Central Mass. Chronicles: Can Worcester Airport be profitable for airlines?
-National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness event puts pandemic in focus
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Southern Food restaurants (5:36)
-ICYMI: Trial set for Worcester pair accused of releasing hundreds of mink at Pennsylvania fur farm
-Worcester 3-decker porch fire quickly extinguished
-Heating, water issues force patient evacuations at UMass Memorial MetroWest hospital (1:44). Article
-Latest water main break in Worcester repaired
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn High cancels Tuesday classes due to smell of gas in building
-Parts of Shrewsbury lose power overnight
-Over 25,000 gallons of wastewater released into Flint Pond in Shrewsbury in January
-Former Westborough cinema to become Hindu worship site, following $5.1 million sale
-Woman arrested after kicking E.R. staff, spitting on police at Leominster hospital
-23-year-old area man seriously injured, charged with D.W.I. in N.H. snowmobile crash
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale 7 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester teens to take the mic at poetry slam
-February vacation week activities in Central Mass. and beyond
>OPINION: Aislinn Doyle: It was never about the snow
-Worcester Business Journal editorial: Worcester's Kitty Hawk moment
-Noelia M. Chafoya: Learning first, tech second in Worcester schools
-WCCA-TV's Streetlights No. 1 (27:02)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:01): Charter reform, snowstorm accountability and Spencer shooting
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime teaching assistant in Worcester
>SPORTS: Will Patriots bounce back after Super Bowl loss? Here’s what history says
-How Seahawks’ defense disrupted Drake Maye and Patriots
-Will Campbell ducks media after Patriots awful Super Bowl
-Maxx Crosby would love to play for Patriots coach Mike Vrabel
-Celtics assign Jayson Tatum to practice with Maine G League Team
-Brandon Carlo-Fraser Minten trade has been a home run for Bruins
-Holy Cross women's hockey ranked 14th in the country
-Holy Cross women's hockey Senior Day (1:18)
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 18
>NATIONAL: Latest video plea from Savannah Guthrie reveals somber "shift" in tone: NBC reporter
-Epstein victims use Super Bowl commercial to pressure Pam Bondi to release withheld files
-Tragic: 13 skiers, climbers and hikers died in Italian mountains over the last week
>NEW ENGLAND: Flight from Boston at center of security situation in Aruba (:51)
-Brown University shooting: New body cam video shows aftermath (2:18)
>COLLEGES: Worcester State professor elected President of the Korean Society of Criminology in America
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 U.S. malls that are destinations in themselves
-Why are the new T.S.A. scanners so slow?
>BUSINESS: Spencer manufacturing startup projects to reach hundreds of millions in sales by 2030
-LPL Financial Research: 5 reasons the run in emerging markets could continue
-Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins
>HOMES: Homeowners keeping homes longer in Mass., Conn., California, R.I. and Maine
>SHOPPING: Valentine's Day gift ideas for co-workers, teachers, friends and more
>FOOD: Chips Ahoy! Baked Bites Brookie snacks recall expanded
>HEALTH: Expert says sleep habits can help ward off dementia (1:22). Article
-"Take the vaccine, please," Dr. Oz says in an appeal as measles cases rise
>TV/STREAMING: The Best Super Bowl LX ads, Winter Olympics and "Wutherthing Heights" preview
-"Shrinking" Season 4: Apple TV’s hit comedy snags early renewal ahead of Season 3 premiere
>MOVIES: "Send Help" wins Super Bowl Box Office as "Melania" tumbles to No. 10
>CELEBRITY: Olivia Colman describes herself to her husband as a gay man
-Catherine O'Hara died from a pulmonary embolism. Cancer was the underlying cause
>ANIMALS: Mangy feral puppy turns into the cuddliest family dog (2:23)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 40 Grafton St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: People mocked his mangled truck, until man stepped up to help (3:01)
-Meanwhile, in Oklahoma City, 4-legged "pooch pirates" swipe package from porch
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